These Guys Are Selling Diablo III Packaging (But Not The Game!)

27 responses to “These Guys Are Selling Diablo III Packaging (But Not The Game!)”

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   Jordaan Mylonas

   May 23, 2012 at 9:23 am

   Can someone answer this question for me: Is there a significant gameplay difference between Diablo 2 and Diablo 3?

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      Dylan

      May 23, 2012 at 9:34 am

      Yes, the classes are very different and there is a lot more experimentation with skills and builds. No if you mean “do you just click things to make them die?”

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      Trjn

      May 23, 2012 at 9:36 am

      Yes and no.

      It still plays like a Diablo game. Lots of clicking, lots of fun.

      The classes play differently from Diablo 2 and the changes to the stats and skills make a big difference. You can’t just put enough Strength to equip things then max out Vit. Now you’re looking for equipment that gives to your classes’s god stat (Dex for Monks/Demon Hunters, Int for Wizards/Witch Doctors, Str for Barbarians).

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         Jordaan Mylonas

         May 23, 2012 at 10:18 am

         OK. Follow up: If I didn’t enjoy Torchlight, because I found the core gameplay experience to be shallow and boring, is it likely that I will have the same thoughts in regards to Diablo 3?

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            McGarnical

            May 23, 2012 at 11:35 am

            It’s a much more fulsome experience than Torchlight.

            All I can suggest is you get your hands on a guest pass.

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      Bangers

      May 23, 2012 at 10:17 am

      More difference between Diablo 2 and Diablo 3 than there is between Diablo 2 and Torchlight.

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      Jaded_buddha

      May 23, 2012 at 10:31 am

      yes

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         Jaded_buddha

         May 23, 2012 at 10:34 am

         I’ll elaborate.. in diablo 2 tristram is in europe… in Diablo 3 tristram is in asia.
         Diablo 2 plays more like nethack. Diablo 3 plays more like titan quest.
         The way the player builds their character is totally different in diablo 3, in diablo 3 the user builds their char around the gear, in diablo 2 the user builds their stats and gears up around the build they have made.

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   zwonker

   May 23, 2012 at 9:24 am

   nothing different to what airlines do.. buy a ticket, “oh, you wish to bring luggage, $$”, “oh you’d like a window seat, $$”, “a drink or sandwich? $$”, “toilet? $$”, “headphones? $$”, “you wish to sit next to eachother? $$”.. ok last one was probably an exaggeration.

   You get what you pay for.

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      Ben “Falkirion”

      May 23, 2012 at 9:32 am

      Geez exageration much on a plane ticket pricing and the extras you pay for? Most (if not all) full service carriers wont slug you for the extras. LCC’s will because its their business model.

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   Cannon

   May 23, 2012 at 9:24 am

   Thats the one thing i dont like about digital downloads i never get a physical copy but thats just me

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   1. 

      Mark Serrels

      May 23, 2012 at 9:31 am

      Now you can!

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      Trex

      May 23, 2012 at 12:13 pm

      Thats the one thing I like about digital copies, no more ugly boxes taking up space and collecting dust. My game pile would of touched the ceiling by now if I had of bought all physical copies.

      That said I did buy a physical copy of D3, as much for the box as the $10 saving.

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   Jo

   May 23, 2012 at 9:39 am

   I think I may actually buy that. Bought the digital edition cause I was lazy, may be buying a new computer soon, don’t want to have to re-download it.
   Solution.

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      Trjn

      May 23, 2012 at 9:47 am

      It’s a Blizzard game. Just dump the installed files only an external hard drive and copy them over. It works with every Blizzard game I’ve ever owned and I see no reason why it shouldn’t work with Diablo.

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         Jo

         May 23, 2012 at 10:12 am

         Excelent.

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5. 

   Gabe McGrath

   May 23, 2012 at 10:04 am

   Only a few problems with this scheme.
   1. Your cardboard box can’t be opened during ‘peak times’.
   2. If you have an internet connectivity issue, the box will close. (Watch those fingers!)

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   1. 

      weaselfeet

      May 23, 2012 at 10:19 am

      tyvm, I just coughed tea all over my keyboard and now people are looking at me

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      Kelix

      May 23, 2012 at 10:23 pm

      +1

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6. 

   Sir Greenius

   May 23, 2012 at 10:07 am

   Oh wow that’s a great idea! The reason I (and I’m sure many others) don’t buy digital copies is because of the physical package itself. It just looks so much better sitting on a shelf rather than being just another name on the Steam list.

   Title is a bit misleading. Thought it was some sort of scam that people who bought the game from them only received the package and not the game itself. Maybe that was just me though 😛

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      N3RD1001101

      May 23, 2012 at 11:02 am

      Nope i thought the same thing… like the ebay iphone box scams, selling boxes for hundreds of dollars.

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   Bangers

   May 23, 2012 at 10:22 am

   I got my copy of the game in the mail yesterday and I was quite happy with how nice the packaging was. And I’m not usually impressed by such things.

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   Stephen

   May 23, 2012 at 10:51 am

   I think this is a brilliant idea. I love to put my games on show in the bookshelf. The whole reason I don’t buy digital games is because I don’t get a physical copy

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9. 

   tom

   May 23, 2012 at 12:30 pm

   if u dont live in melbourne, click here

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      Konza

      May 23, 2012 at 12:48 pm

      8.3 pound? and wait 2-3 weeks? nice……. 🙂

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10. 

    spizzaza

    May 23, 2012 at 10:29 pm

    lots of cd key sites do this. they sell the boxes for a small fee, rather than throwing them out.
    quite a good idea i reckon, lets them make a bit of extra revenue, and people can get the games cheap + have the box (i like to collect the boxes to some titles, mainly blizzard ones at least)

    none the less, wouldnt really call this news… seems more of an ad considering it’s nothing new

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11. 

    cheng

    May 24, 2012 at 4:16 am

    i got the boxed version because i really wanted that diablo notepad

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